Vegan Restaurants in San Francisco, California: Food & Brunch Guide

Shizen makes a vegan sushi dinner the main event, not an exercise in ordering cucumber rolls around a fish menu. Its current selection includes vegetable nigiri, tofu-based classic rolls and more elaborate combinations. The Philadelphia-style roll uses smoked tofu and vegan cream cheese; other dishes build around mushrooms, eggplant and seasonal textures.

Before you bookThe dining room requires reservations and accepts parties of up to four. Limited bar walk-ins are for groups of up to three. The operator releases reservations one week ahead and currently does not offer takeout. Check its rules before organizing a group dinner.

Highlights: A completely vegan sushi menu with both simple rolls and more elaborate plates.

Wildseed is a useful all-rounder when your group wants a full plant-based menu rather than a specialist format. The San Francisco menus move between vegetable plates, bowls, burgers and pizza. At weekend brunch, the options include French toast, a carrot-lox tartine and savory dishes built with plant-based egg.

Before you orderThe operator’s FAQ rules out dairy and other animal products, but not gluten or other allergens. Choose the San Francisco menu, not Palo Alto. The checked menu also states a 5% employee-benefits surcharge; verify the current bill policy rather than treating menu prices as final totals.

Highlights: A fully vegan weekend brunch and enough different meal formats for a mixed-preference group.

Golden Era’s own ordering site identifies it as a vegan restaurant and lists the Golden Gate Avenue address. Its menu provides a practical counterpoint to the guide’s reservation-led dinners: soy-protein dishes, noodle plates and curries. The operator highlights a lemongrass soy-chicken-style dish, while individual listings include pad Thai and curry okra.

Before you orderUse the operator’s live ordering menu to confirm ingredients, portions and availability. The current full opening schedule could not be verified in the accessible official page, so this guide does not supply a guessed closing time.

Highlights: Familiar Asian comfort-food formats and a direct operator ordering link.

Enjoy is a Chinese vegetarian restaurant with mock meats made from ingredients such as soy, yam and wheat gluten. Its Chinatown branch works as a neighborhood-specific lunch or dinner choice. The menu includes tofu and vegetable dishes as well as meat-style preparations; the business name alone should not be read as an all-vegan guarantee.

How to order veganThe operator-linked PDF explicitly marks walnut prawns with mayonnaise sauce as non-vegan. Avoid that preparation and ask staff to confirm vegan dishes and sauces, including any seasonal changes. Explain that you avoid egg, dairy and honey, not only meat.

Highlights: Chinese vegetarian cooking, tofu dishes and a clear example of why menu-level checks matter.

Greens is the waterfront, vegetarian sit-down option in this guide. Choose it for a meal that is part of the outing, rather than assuming that a famous vegetarian restaurant has an entirely vegan menu. Its seasonal menus distinguish dishes that are vegan from those that can be adapted.

How to order veganUse the menu key: “v” means vegan and “vp” means vegan possible. For “vp,” request and confirm the modification before ordering. Check the restaurant calendar for private events or special service.

Highlights: Seasonal vegetarian cooking, vegan menu labels and a Fort Mason setting.

Judahlicious is the Outer Sunset breakfast choice, with vegan food options and raw plates. Its current menu includes waffles, pancakes and savory dishes. However, bee pollen appears in drink recipes and optional additions, so this guide deliberately does not label the entire business fully vegan.

How to order veganRequest no bee pollen and check every drink or add-on. The listed Tonic and Garden Fire drinks contain it. Confirm your whole order, not only the main plate.

Highlights: A breakfast-led stop with both sweet and savory food.